2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS light

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*A tle as tone wheeland tireas se mbly hasre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 6). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 47
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Seat
belts Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
light sup The
redseat beltwarning lam pwill light upforsix seconds oncetheengine hasstar ted.
In addition, awa rning tone maysou nd.
*T he seat beltwarning lam pre minds thedr iver and front passeng ertofasten their seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt(/page38 ).
If yo uha ve placed objectson thefront passeng erseat, theseat beltwarning lam pma yre main lit.
0076 Seat beltwarning lam p
fl ashes The
redseat beltwarning lam pflashes andanintermit tent wa rning tone sou nds.
*T he driver or front passeng erhas notfa stened their seat beltwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Fasten your seat belt(/ page38 ).
*T her ear eobject son thefront passeng erseat. #
Remo vetheobjec tsfrom thefront passeng erseat. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 483

Dr
ivin gsy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfo rdis tance
wa rning func tion The
reddis tan cewarning lam plight sup while theve hicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance totheve hicle infront istoosmall forth espeed selected.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, youar eappr oachingan obs tacle attoohigh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak eimmediat ely. #
Incr ease thedis tance.
Fu nctio nof ActiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e16 9). Eng
ine Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B9 En gine diagnosis warning
lam p The
yello wChec kEn gine warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*A malfunctio nha soccu rred intheengine, theex haus tsy stem orthefuel system.
The emission limitvalues maybe exceed edand theengine maybe inemer gency mod e.
In som est at es, legalrequ iremen tsstipulat eth at youmus timm ediat elyco nsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop as
soon astheye llo wChec kEn gine warning lam plight sup. #
Have theve hicle checkedas soon aspossible ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 48
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
003D Elect rical mal functi onwarn‐
ing lam p The
redelect rical mal functi onwarning lam pis lit.
*T her eis amalfunction intheelectr ics. #
Obser vethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectl yor thefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00AC Coola ntwa rning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses are:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 485

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at the
cool anttemp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dar ea. Ti
re s Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion.
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 48
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Ad
aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>114
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 115
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 215
Ad diti ves................................................... 419
Engi neoil............ ................................. 419
Fu el ...................................................... 419
Ad diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tabledam ping.......... ......................179
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...337 Af
ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 2
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air vents ................................................... 128
Ad jus ting (front) ............. .....................128
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............. .......................128
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 127
Air -water duct .......................................... 358
Ke eping free ........................................3 58
Airb ag....... ..................................................40
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations ...................... .......4 0
Knee airbag........................................... 40
Ov ervie w ..... ................................... ....... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 5 Pr
otect ion ..............................................4 1
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 0
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA (anti-thef talar msystem)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ut e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 17
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 302
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 303
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 302
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 303
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 03
Ani mals
Pe ts intheve hicle ................................. 63 Inde
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Ant
i-loc kbr ak ing system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains
Anti -thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 78
Ant icip ator yoccup antprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
Apple CarPla y®
......... ...............................3 00
Connecting aniPho ne®
....... ................300
Ending ............................ ..................... 301
No tes .................. ................................ 300
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 300
Sound settin gs ......... ............................3 01
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 03
Ashtr ay
Re ar passe nger com partment .............1 06
Using ............................ .......................105
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 217 Assis
tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem
ASS YSTPL US <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>351
Batt erydi sconne ctionpe riods .............3 52
Displ aying theser vice duedate........... 351
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 351
Re gular maint enance work <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 351
Spec ialser vice requ iremen ts.............. 351
ATA (anti-thef tala rm system) ...................7 8
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theint erior
mo tion sensor ....................................... 80
Ar ming/ disarming theto w- aw ay
alar m.............................................. .......7 9
Dea ctivating thealar m.......................... 79
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>78
Fu nctio nof theint erior motion sensor ..79
The tow- aw ay alar mfun ction .......... .......7 9
AT TENTI ONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 200,20 1
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>200
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011>201
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 00
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST Au
dio mode
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... .............317
Con necting USBde vic es ...................... 319
Cop yright s...........................................3 17
Inf ormation ..........................................3 15
Inser ting/r emoving anSD card.... ....... 317
Media search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 323
Ov ervie w <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 319
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 20
Selecti ngatrac k ....... .......................... 320
Selecti ngplayba ckoptions .................. 320
Tr ac klis t.............................................. 320
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic distanc eco ntr ol
se eAc tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Au tomatic drivin glights ........... ...............113
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........139
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> ........139 492
Index

Car
key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 358
Car e..........................................................3 65
Air -water duct ......................................358
Au tomatic carwash ........................ ..... 358
Car pet............................................. ....3 65
Decor ativefo il ................................ .....3 61
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 365
Ext eriorlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 363
Hea dline r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 365
Ma tte finis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ................360
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 360
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 365
Po we rwa sher ...................................... 358
Re alwo od/tr imelements ............... ....3 65
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 363
Seat belt...... .................................. ...... 365
Seat cover..... ........... ........................... 365
Sensor s..... ........... ...............................3 63
Ta ilpipes ........ ...................................... 363
Tr ailer hitch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 363
Wa shing byhand ................................. 359 Wheels/r
ims....................................... 363
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 363
Wi per blades .......................................3 63
Car gocomp artment cover
Ext end ing/retra cting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .99
Re mo ving/ins talling .............................. 99
Car gotie- down rings ...............................1 01
Car pet(Car e)...........................................3 65
Chang eof addr ess ....................................23
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 23
Changing awheel
Pr epar ation ......................................... 406
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ... 408
Changing awheel
see Emer gency sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 145
Manually ..............................................1 45
Chang inghub caps .................................. 407
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .................................. 247
Using thecon troller ........................ ..... 247 Cha
rging
Bat tery (vehicle) .................................. 375
Mobile phone(wireless) ......................1 09
USB port....... .......................................109
Child safetyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ............................................... 253
Re ar door ...............................................6 1
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 62
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 53
Basic instructions ..................................4 8
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ................. 59
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 55
No teson risk sand dang ers ...................4 9
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 0
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 58
To pTe ther ..............................................5 7
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 9
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............48
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 54
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 106 Inde
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